id:			149404
accession number:	1978.58
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url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1978.58
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Cameo of King Charles VIII of France (1470-1498), c. 1494. France, Lyon, 15th century. Agate; overall: 3.4 x 2.4 x 0.4 cm (1 5/16 x 15/16 x 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the George Kress Foundation in memory of William Mathewson Milliken 1978.58

title:				Cameo of King Charles VIII of France (1470-1498)
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creation date:			c. 1494
creation date earliest:		1489
creation date latest:		1499
current location:		110B Late Gothic
creditline:			Gift of the George Kress Foundation in memory of William Mathewson Milliken
copyright:			

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culture:	France, Lyon, 15th century
technique:	agate
department:	Medieval Art
collection:	MED - Gothic
type:		Glyptic
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CREATORS

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measurements: Overall: 3.4 x 2.4 x 0.4 cm (1 5/16 x 15/16 x 3/16 in.)
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inscriptions:

	inscription:	"C  8  RF" (possibly a later inscription).
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Year in Review: 1978
	opening date:   1979-02-13T05:00:00
	<i>Year in Review: 1978</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 13-March 18, 1979).

	title:		Master Goldsmiths of the Renaissance: Their Models and Designs
	opening date:   1982-11-02T05:00:00
	<i>Master Goldsmiths of the Renaissance: Their Models and Designs</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 2, 1982-March 20, 1983).

	title:		Portraiture: The Image of the Individual
	opening date:   1983-11-22T05:00:00
	<i>Portraiture: The Image of the Individual</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 22, 1983-January 22, 1984).

	title:		Collecting Drawings in England
	opening date:   1987-11-03T05:00:00
	<i>Collecting Drawings in England</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 3, 1987-January 17, 1988).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	(E. V. Thaw, New York).
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wall description:
This jade-green agate cameo represents King Charles VIII in bust profile wearing the royal crown and the collar of the Order of St. Michael. The cameo was probably inspired by a gold medal presented to Charles by the City of Lyon during a visit in 1494 and was probably made to commemorate the event. It was perhaps a memento belonging to one of the town's nobles.
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Verdier, Philippe. "A French Royal Cameo and Its Historical Background." <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 67, no. 5 (1980): 150-55.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 151-52; Mentioned: p. 150-55
	url:		https://www.jstor.org/stable/25159676

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